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176 Front, Page 1-31 @ Normalize NORTH CAROLINA COURT OF APPEALS REPORTS VOLUME 176 21 FEBRUARY 2006 21 MARCH 2006 RALEIGH 2007 CITE THIS VOLUME 176 N.C. APP. TABLE OF CONTENTS Judges of the Court of Appeals . v Superior Court Judges . vii District Court Judges . xi Attorney General . xviii District Attorneys . xx Public Defenders . xxi Table of Cases Reported . xxii Table of Cases Reported Without Published Opinions . xxv General Statutes Cited . xxix United States Constitution Cited . xxx Rules of Evidence Cited . xxx Rules of Civil Procedure Cited . xxxi Rules of Appellate Procedure Cited . xxxi Opinions of the Court of Appeals . 1-769 Order Adopting Amendments to the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure . 773 Headnote Index . 789 Word and Phrase Index . 836 iii This volume is printed on permanent, acid-free paper in compliance with the North Carolina General Statutes. iv THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA Chief Judge JOHN C. MARTIN Judges JAMES A. WYNN, JR. ANN MARIE CALABRIA LINDA M. MCGEE RICHARD A. ELMORE ROBERT C. HUNTER SANFORD L. STEELMAN, JR. J. DOUGLAS MCCULLOUGH MARTHA GEER ROBIN E. HUDSON ERIC L. LEVINSON JOHN M. TYSON BARBARA A. JACKSON WANDA G. BRYANT LINDA STEPHENS Emergency Recalled Judges DONALD L. SMITH JOSEPH R. JOHN, SR. JOHN B. LEWIS, JR. Former Chief Judges R. A. HEDRICK GERALD ARNOLD SIDNEY S. EAGLES, JR. Former Judges WILLIAM E. GRAHAM, JR. ELIZABETH G. MCCRODDEN JAMES H. CARSON, JR. ROBERT F. ORR JAMES M. BALEY, JR. SYDNOR THOMPSON DAVID M. BRITT CLIFTON E. JOHNSON J. PHIL CARLTON JACK COZORT BURLEY B. MITCHELL, JR. MARK D. MARTIN RICHARD C. ERWIN JOHN B. LEWIS, JR. EDWARD B. CLARK CLARENCE E. HORTON, JR. HARRY C. MARTIN JOSEPH R. JOHN, SR. ROBERT M. MARTIN ROBERT H. EDMUNDS, JR. CECIL J. HILL JAMES C. FULLER E. MAURICE BRASWELL K. EDWARD GREENE WILLIS P. WHICHARD RALPH A. WALKER JOHN WEBB HUGH B. CAMPBELL, JR. DONALD L. SMITH ALBERT S. THOMAS, JR. CHARLES L. BECTON LORETTA COPELAND BIGGS ALLYSON K. DUNCAN ALAN Z. THORNBURG SARAH PARKER PATRICIA TIMMONS-GOODSON v Administrative Counsel FRANCIS E. DAIL Clerk JOHN H. CONNELL OFFICE OF STAFF COUNSEL Director Leslie Hollowell Davis Assistant Director Daniel M. Horne, Jr. Staff Attorneys John L. Kelly Shelley Lucas Edwards Bryan A. Meer David Alan Lagos Candice Murphy-Farmer Alyssa M. Chen ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS Director Ralph A. Walker Assistant Director David F. Hoke APPELLATE DIVISION REPORTER Ralph A. White, Jr. ASSISTANT APPELLATE DIVISION REPORTERS H. James Hutcheson Kimberly Woodell Sieredzki vi TRIAL JUDGES OF THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION DISTRICT JUDGES ADDRESS First Division 1 J. RICHARD PARKER Manteo JERRY R. TILLETT Manteo 2 WILLIAM C. GRIFFIN, JR. Williamston 3A W. RUSSELL DUKE, JR. Greenville CLIFTON W. EVERETT, JR. Greenville 6A ALMA L. HINTON Halifax 6B CY A. GRANT, SR. Windsor 7A QUENTIN T. SUMNER Rocky Mount 7B MILTON F. (T OBY) FITCH, JR. Wilson 7BC FRANK R. BROWN Tarboro Second Division 3B BENJAMIN G. ALFORD New Bern KENNETH F. C ROW New Bern JOHN E. NOBLES, JR. Greenville 4A RUSSELL J. LANIER, JR. Kenansville 4B CHARLES H. HENRY Jacksonville 5W. ALLEN COBB, JR. Wilmington JAY D. HOCKENBURY Wilmington PHYLLIS M. GORHAM Wilmington 8A PAUL L. JONES Kinston 8B JERRY BRASWELL Goldsboro Third Division 9 ROBERT H. HOBGOOD Louisburg HENRY W. HIGHT, JR. Henderson 9A W. OSMOND SMITH III Yanceyville 10 DONALD W. STEPHENS Raleigh ABRAHAM P. J ONES Raleigh HOWARD E. MANNING, JR. Raleigh MICHAEL R. MORGAN Raleigh PAUL C. GESSNER Raleigh PAUL C. RIDGEWAY Raleigh 14 ORLANDO F. H UDSON, JR. Durham A. LEON STANBACK, JR. Durham RONALD L. STEPHENS Durham KENNETH C. TITUS Durham 15A J. B. ALLEN, JR. Burlington JAMES CLIFFORD SPENCER, JR. Burlington 15B CARL FOX Chapel Hill R. ALLEN BADDOUR Chapel Hill vii DISTRICT JUDGES ADDRESS Fourth Division 11A FRANKLIN F. L ANIER Buies Creek 11B THOMAS H. LOCK Smithfield 12 E. LYNN JOHNSON Fayetteville GREGORY A. WEEKS Fayetteville JACK A. THOMPSON Fayetteville JAMES F. A MMONS, JR. Fayetteville 13 WILLIAM C. GORE, JR.1 Whiteville OLA M. LEWIS Southport 16A RICHARD T. BROWN Laurinburg 16B ROBERT F. F LOYD, JR. Lumberton GARY L. LOCKLEAR Pembroke Fifth Division 17A EDWIN GRAVES WILSON, JR. Eden RICHARD W. STONE Wentworth 17B A. MOSES MASSEY Mt. Airy ANDY CROMER King 18 CATHERINE C. EAGLES Greensboro HENRY E. FRYE, JR. Greensboro LINDSAY R. DAVIS, JR. Greensboro JOHN O. CRAIG III Greensboro R. STUART ALBRIGHT Greensboro 19B VANCE BRADFORD LONG Asheboro 21 JUDSON D. DERAMUS, JR. Winston-Salem WILLIAM Z. WOOD, JR. Winston-Salem L. TODD BURKE Winston-Salem RONALD E. SPIVEY Winston-Salem 23 EDGAR B. GREGORY North Wilkesboro Sixth Division 19A W. ERWIN SPAINHOUR Concord 19C JOHN L. HOLSHOUSER, JR. Salisbury 19D JAMES M. WEBB Whispering Pines 20A MICHAEL EARLE BEALE Wadesboro 20B SUSAN C. TAYLOR Monroe W. DAVID LEE Monroe 22 MARK E. KLASS Lexington KIMBERLY S. TAYLOR Hiddenite CHRISTOPHER COLLIER Mooresville Seventh Division 25A BEVERLY T. BEAL Lenoir ROBERT C. ERVIN Morganton 25B TIMOTHY S. KINCAID Hickory NATHANIEL J. POOVEY Hickory 26 ROBERT P. J OHNSTON Charlotte W. ROBERT BELL Charlotte RICHARD D. BONER Charlotte J. GENTRY CAUDILL Charlotte viii DISTRICT JUDGES ADDRESS DAVID S. CAYER Charlotte YVONNE EVANS Charlotte LINWOOD O. FOUST Charlotte 27A JESSE B. CALDWELL III Gastonia TIMOTHY L. PATTI Gastonia 27B FORREST DONALD BRIDGES Shelby JAMES W. MORGAN Shelby Eighth Division 24 JAMES L. BAKER, JR. Marshall CHARLES PHILLIP GINN Marshall 28 DENNIS JAY WINNER Asheville RONALD K. PAYNE Asheville 29A LAURA J. BRIDGES Marion 29B MARK E. POWELL Rutherfordton 30A JAMES U. DOWNS Franklin 30B JANET MARLENE HYATT Waynesville SPECIAL JUDGES KARL ADKINS Charlotte JOHN S. ARROWOOD2 Charlotte STEVE A. BALOG Burlington ALBERT DIAZ Charlotte RICHARD L. DOUGHTON Sparta THOMAS D. HAIGWOOD Greenville JAMES E. HARDIN, JR.3 Durham D. JACK HOOKS, JR. Whiteville JACK W. JENKINS Morehead City JOHN R. JOLLY, JR. Raleigh RIPLEY EAGLES RAND Raleigh JOHN W. SMITH Wilmington BEN F. T ENNILLE Greensboro GARY E. TRAWICK, JR. Burgaw EMERGENCY JUDGES W. DOUGLAS ALBRIGHT Greensboro HENRY V. BARNETTE, JR. Raleigh ANTHONY M. BRANNON Durham STAFFORD G. BULLOCK Raleigh NARLEY L. CASHWELL Raleigh C. PRESTON CORNELIUS Mooresville B. CRAIG ELLIS Laurinburg LARRY G. FORD Salisbury ERNEST B. FULLWOOD Wilmington HOWARD R. GREESON, JR. High Point ZORO J. GUICE, JR. Rutherfordton MICHAEL E. HELMS North Wilkesboro ix DISTRICT JUDGES ADDRESS CLARENCE E. HORTON, JR. Kannapolis DONALD M. JACOBS Raleigh JOSEPH R. JOHN, SR. Raleigh CHARLES C. LAMM, JR. Boone JAMES E. LANNING Charlotte JOHN B. LEWIS,JR. Farmville JERRY CASH MARTIN King JAMES E. RAGAN III Oriental DONALD L. SMITH Raleigh GEORGE L. WAINWRIGHT Morehead City RETIRED/RECALLED JUDGES GILES R. CLARK Elizabethtown JAMES C. DAVIS Concord MARVIN K. GRAY Charlotte KNOX V. JENKINS Smithfield ROBERT D. LEWIS Asheville F. F ETZER MILLS Wadesboro HERBERT O. PHILLIPS III Morehead City JULIUS ROUSSEAU, JR. North Wilkesboro THOMAS W. SEAY Spencer 1. Retired 31 July 2007. 2. Appointed and sworn in 23 April 2007. 3. Sworn in 7 September 2007 after having served as interim District Attorney, District 14. x DISTRICT COURT DIVISION DISTRICT JUDGES ADDRESS 1 C. CHRISTOPHER BEAN (Chief) Edenton J. CARLTON COLE Hertford EDGAR L. BARNES Manteo AMBER DAVIS Wanchese EULA E. REID Elizabeth City 2SAMUEL G. GRIMES (Chief) Washington MICHAEL A. PAUL Washington REGINA ROGERS PARKER Williamston CHRISTOPHER B. MCLENDON Williamston 3A DAVID A. LEECH (Chief) Greenville PATRICIA GWYNETT HILBURN Greenville JOSEPH A. BLICK, JR. Greenville G. GALEN BRADDY Greenville CHARLES M. VINCENT Greenville 3B JERRY F. WADDELL (Chief) New Bern CHERYL LYNN SPENCER New Bern PAUL M. QUINN Morehead City KAREN A. ALEXANDER New Bern PETER MACK, JR. New Bern L. WALTER MILLS New Bern 4LEONARD W. THAGARD (Chief) Clinton PAUL A. HARDISON Jacksonville WILLIAM M. CAMERON III Richlands LOUIS F. F OY, JR. Pollocksville SARAH COWEN SEATON Jacksonville CAROL A. JONES Kenansville HENRY L. STEVENS IV Kenansville JAMES L. MOORE, JR. Jacksonville 5JOHN J. CARROLL III (Chief) Wilmington J. H. CORPENING II Wilmington SHELLY S. HOLT Wilmington REBECCA W. BLACKMORE Wilmington JAMES H. FAISON III Wilmington SANDRA CRINER Wilmington RICHARD RUSSELL DAVIS Wilmington MELINDA HAYNIE CROUCH1 Wilmington 6A HAROLD PAUL MCCOY, JR. (Chief) Halifax W. TURNER STEPHENSON III Halifax BRENDA G. BRANCH Halifax 6B ALFRED W. KWASIKPUI (Chief) Jackson THOMAS R. J. NEWBERN Aulander WILLIAM ROBERT LEWIS II Winton 7WILLIAM CHARLES FARRIS (Chief) Wilson JOSEPH JOHN HARPER, JR. Tarboro JOHN M. BRITT Tarboro PELL C. COOPER Tarboro ROBERT A. EVANS Rocky Mount WILLIAM G. STEWART Wilson JOHN J. COVOLO Rocky Mount 8JOSEPH E. SETZER, JR. (Chief) Goldsboro xi DISTRICT JUDGES ADDRESS DAVID B. BRANTLEY Goldsboro LONNIE W. CARRAWAY Goldsboro R. LESLIE TURNER Kinston TIMOTHY I. FINAN Goldsboro ELIZABETH A. HEATH Kinston 9CHARLES W. WILKINSON, JR. (Chief) Oxford H. WELDON LLOYD, JR.2 Henderson DANIEL FREDERICK FINCH Oxford J. HENRY BANKS Henderson JOHN W. DAVIS Louisburg RANDOLPH BASKERVILLE Warrenton 9A MARK E. GALLOWAY (Chief) Roxboro L. MICHAEL GENTRY Pelham 10 JOYCE A. HAMILTON (Chief) Raleigh JAMES R. FULLWOOD Raleigh ANNE B. SALISBURY Raleigh ROBERT BLACKWELL RADER Raleigh KRISTIN H. RUTH Raleigh CRAIG CROOM Raleigh JENNIFER M. GREEN Raleigh MONICA M. BOUSMAN Raleigh JANE POWELL GRAY Raleigh SHELLY H. DESVOUGES Raleigh JENNIFER JANE KNOX Raleigh DEBRA ANN SMITH SASSER Raleigh VINSTON M. ROZIER, JR. Raleigh LORI G. CHRISTIAN Raleigh CHRISTINE M. WALCZYK Raleigh ERIC CRAIG CHASSE Raleigh 11 ALBERT A. CORBETT, JR. (Chief) Smithfield JACQUELYN L. LEE Sanford JIMMY L. LOVE, JR. Sanford ADDIE M. HARRIS-RAWLS Clayton GEORGE R. MURPHY Lillington RESSON O. FAIRCLOTH II Lillington ROBERT W. BRYANT, JR. Lillington R. DALE STUBBS Lillington O. HENRY WILLIS, JR. Smithfield 12 A. ELIZABETH KEEVER (Chief) Fayetteville ROBERT J. STIEHL III Fayetteville EDWARD A. PONE Fayetteville KIMBRELL KELLY TUCKER Fayetteville JOHN W. DICKSON Fayetteville CHERI BEASLEY Fayetteville TALMADGE BAGGETT Fayetteville GEORGE J.
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